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犄

jī

Character

What 犄 means

1. ox-horns
2. wing of an army

Words starting with 犄

• 犄角jī jiǎohorn
• 犄角旮旯jī jiǎo gā lácorner; nook

Characters built on 奇

These share the phonetic component 奇 (qí), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
• 椅yǐchair
• 倚yǐto lean on; to rely upon
• 崎qímountainous
• 畸jīlopsided; unbalanced; abnormal
• 琦qí(literary) fine jade
• 绮qǐbeautiful; open-work silk

Sounds the same

Read jī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 机(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity
• 鸡fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 击to hit; to strike; to break
• 基(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry)…
• 积to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math) product (the result of multiplication)…
• 激to arouse; to incite; to excite
• 圾used in 垃圾; Taiwan pr. sè
• 肌(bound form) flesh; muscle
• 饥(bound form) hungry
• 缉to seize; to arrest; Taiwan pr. qì
• 讥to ridicule
• 姬woman; concubine; female entertainer (archaic)